![[MarlosPic 1.webp]] # Marlos Urnrayle _Human Medusa | Earth Prophet | [[Cult of Black Earth]]_ ## Summary A disgraced [[Waterdeep]] noble who became Earth Prophet of the [[Cult of Black Earth]]. A former [[Doom Raiders]] member, he was transformed into a medusa while seeking a magical ring to restore his ruined face, and used the [[Mask of Manipulation]] to hide his true nature. He sought to summon [[Ogremoch]] and destroy [[Waterdeep]]. The party defeated him; his grandmother [[Avareene]] later raised him as undead, and he was destroyed permanently only when [[Xyrbwynn]]'s Wish spell finished him. %% ## Now _Deceased — destroyed permanently by [[Xyrbwynn]]'s Wish spell after being raised as undead._ ## Personality Cruel and vindictive, driven to punish the family that rejected him by systematically petrifying them. He hid his monstrous nature behind the [[Mask of Manipulation]] and served the [[Elder Elemental Eye]]'s agenda. ## Connections **[[Isabel Urnrayle]]** — daughter, with Emelina Helmfast. **[[Xyrbwynn]]** — son, with [[Sumnes Kalinoth]], whom Marlos murdered. **[[Kurogash]]** — son, conceived through rape during the orc massacre; Marlos later killed him. **[[Avareene]]** — his mother, the lich "[[Avareene|Sightless]]," who destroyed his face and raised him as undead. **[[Urstul Floxin]]** — brutal partner from his mercenary years; Marlos accidentally petrified him. **[[Ziraj]]** — adopted during the orc massacre and corrupted into a killer. **[[Baldric]]** — petrified by Marlos and later shattered by him. ## Background **The Fall:** He squandered family wealth on depraved entertainments until he caused the death of noblewoman Marle Thunderstaff and was banished. He reinvented himself as the mercenary "Jeahanin Martin" and formed a brutal partnership with [[Urstul Floxin]], including the [[Black Claw Orcs]] massacre. **The Doom Raiders:** He assembled the [[Doom Raiders]] with [[Davil Starsong]], [[Istrid Horn]], [[Tashlyn Yafeera]], and [[Skeemo Weirdbottle]], and adopted young [[Ziraj]] during the orc massacre. **The Transformation:** His hunt for the lich "[[Avareene|Sightless]]" revealed she was his own mother [[Avareene]], who destroyed his face and taught him [[Ogremoch]]'s lore. The ring meant to restore his beauty instead turned him into a medusa; he petrified [[Urstul Floxin]] during his first transformation. **The Family:** He fathered [[Isabel Urnrayle]] (with Emelina Helmfast), [[Xyrbwynn]] (with [[Sumnes Kalinoth]], whom he murdered), and [[Kurogash]]. Raised undead by [[Avareene]], he killed [[Kurogash]] and shattered the petrified [[Baldric]] before he was finally destroyed. %% <!-- pota-statblock:auto --> ## Stat Block # Marlos Urnrayle *Medium Monstrosity, Neutral Evil* **AC** 15 (natural armor) | **HP** 136 (16d8 + 64) | **Speed** 30 ft. **CR** 8 (3900 XP) | STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA | |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | 17 (+3) | 11 (+0) | 18 (+4) | 12 (+1) | 13 (+1) | 17 (+3) | **Skills** Arcana +4, Deception +6, Perception +4 **Damage Resistances** acid **Senses** darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 14 **Languages** Common, Terran ### Traits _**Earthen Defeat.**_ When Marlos drops to 0 hit points, his body transforms into mud and collapses into a pool. Anything he is wearing or carrying is left behind. _**Earth Passage.**_ Marlos can move in difficult terrain composed of anything made from earth or stone as if it were normal terrain. He can move through solid earth and rock as if it were difficult terrain. If he ends his turn there, he is shunted into the nearest space he last occupied. _**Legendary Resistance (2/Day).**_ If Marlos fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. _**Petrifying Gaze.**_ When a creature that can see Marlos’s eyes starts its turn within 30 feet of him, Marlos can force it to make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw if Marlos isn’t incapacitated and can see the creature. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the creature is instantly petrified. Otherwise, a creature that fails the save begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The restrained creature must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn, becoming petrified on a failure or ending the effect on a success. The petrification lasts until the creature is freed by the greater restoration spell or other magic. Unless surprised, a creature can avert its eyes to avoid the saving throw at the start of its turn. If the creature does so, it can’t see Marlos until the start of its next turn, when it can decide to avert its eyes again. If the creature looks at Marlos in the meantime, it must immediately make the save. If Marlos sees himself reflected on a polished surface within 30 feet of him and in an area of bright light, Marlos is, due to his curse, affected by his own gaze. ### Actions _**Multiattack.**_ Marlos makes three melee attacks, one with his snake hair and two with Ironfang. _**Snake Hair.** Melee Weapon Attack:_ +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. _Hit:_ 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) poison damage. _**Ironfang.** Melee Weapon Attack:_ +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. _Hit:_ 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8) thunder damage. *Source: Princes of the Apocalypse.* <!-- /pota-statblock:auto -->